PS Magazine - JULY 1983
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 368
JULY 1983
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What can pump flUids, clean vehi-
cles, give yo± a shower and rid YoU of
Poison chemicals?
²ou saY noThing can do all of ThaT?
³he ML2AL decOn can.
But to keep it operating at its besT,
You've goT to do some things too´
µeave The engine shroUd clamped IN
place. ³He s¶roUd keeps the engine
cool´ WithouT the shroUd, T¶e engine
overheats. Some troops mess Up a·d
take the shroUd off, Thinking TheY¸re
cooling off the engiNe´
Also make sure
The
air conTrol
handle and air cleaner i·Take shUTTer
are in the righT posiTion´ ³heY conTro¹
the
º
InTake air for engine cooling´
Before YoU trY To sTart the engine,
check the fue¹ shut»off valve and The
Make sUre The valves are open. ¼f
TheY¸Re noT, The engine maY noT start.
³o check The gas, press and hold the
fuel i½ndicaTor swiTch To ¾eaD The fuel
qUanTitY gage´ ¼f You don¿t ho¹D The
swiTch, YoU won¿T get a readingÀ
Ápen The pump drain valveÂThen
cÃÄse it´ ³his b¹eeds air from the pUmp
and assures ThaT There is waTer in The
pump so You:¹l have good priming and
cooling.
(Ed Note-YOur tempOrary fix gets the
:
OD
p
enDing
anOther SOlutiOn. ThankS, ±Ir² F
r
paSS³ng ³t On´)
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Cataldo
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seconDs after YoU ÌÍr· the ¶eaTer ÎwItch o·, ÈETÍr· t¶E ÎËITc¶ Ìo
pURgE
´
..
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troubleshoot.
Since fuel keeps flowing with t¶e switch on, IT can satUrate The sYsTem,
making it hard to start, or starT a fIre when the fUe¹ ig·iTes. ÐUrI·g Trouble-
shooting, remove excess fuel from t¶e combuster assemblY before You puT The
assemblY's cover back on´
M256 K³t Tra³ner Use
When Your M256 ÉeteCTor KiTs reÏc¶ t¶eIr
DISc´RD D´µE
(o· KiT caÎE
cover)Ñ ho¹d o·e ËiÌh the dIscard. ÒBÓ ÒÓÔ¿Î CÏÕ ÍÖE ÊE× ØÙÈ ÌÈaI·iÕgÚ ÅÏÈK
The cover "Ûor ³raInI·g Á·¹Y´Ü
maSk CON´aµ³N¶´³On
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proÞecTive mask To crack´ ¼f YoUr voicemITTeÈ Is EXposeÉ to ßiqÍIÉ
DS-2,
rI·se IT
as soon as possIble wiT¶ clear ËaTer. àe CaÈeØU¹ ·oT to ËeT T¶e mask¿s fi¹Ters as
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